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(No Model.)

0. H. LEGGETT.

PAGKAGE FOR LIQUID GLUE AND OTHER SUBSTANGES.

N0.334,592. v PatehtedJan. 19,1886.

IV/ T/VEJSEJ UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICEO CLINTON H. LEGGETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PACKAGE FOR LIQUID GLUE AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.

I SPEGIl-ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,592, dated January 19, 1886.

Application filed November 28, 1885. Serial No. 184.150. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, CLINTON H. LEGGETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages for Liquid Glue and other Substances, of which the following is a specification.

My invention applies to packages in which liquid glue, varnish.or other sticky substances are put up for ready use, and which are usually closed by a screw-cap and provided with an attached brush for convenient application of the substance when desired for use. In this class of packages it is found that the adhesive nature of the contents causes the cap to stick very tightly in many instances, and prevents its easy removal without the aid of a wrench.

Now, the main object of my invention is to so construct and connect the brush and screwcap that the external handle of the brush shall serve as a wrench-handle on the screw-cap, whereby it can be screwed down tightly and unscrewed easily, even when stuck by adhesion, without theaid of any wrench or tool separate from the package itself.

A second object of myinvention is to make the brush simple, strong, and cheap in its construction.

To these ends I make the brush-handle of wire, bent into an external loop or bail,which lies upon and projects from the exterior of the cover in the manner of a wrench or lever handle, while the stern of the wire passes down through the screw'cap and is provided with the brush below the same, the looped wire being thus firmly soldered on top of the screw cap, whereby it serves not only as a handle for the brush, but also a lever or wrench to the screw-cap, whereby it may be easily screwed on or. screwed off without the aid of any separate tool, as heretofore required. I also extend one or both stems of the wire into the head or tuft of the brush, and, bending the end of the wire at right angles, cause it to project from the side of the tuft, and I thence wind about the tuft a binding of twine, which is hitched or looped in opposite directions around the laterallyprojecting end of the wire, and thus serves to attach the tuft very simply and securely to the wire.

' My invention, therefore, consists mainly in the features here outlined, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of the annexed drawings presents a vertical section of my improved package. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the screw-cap and its attached brush, removed from the can and viewed edgewise of the looped wire handle. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the screw-cap and wire handle, to show a slight modification. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail to illustrate the binding of the brush on the hooked end of the wire.

In Fig. 1, a indicates the body or receptacle of the package, which is usually a tin can, as Will-be understood from the drawings. This can a is provided with a screw-neck, b, of usual form, on which a threaded cap, a, is screwed down to close the neck and tightly confine the contents of the package during transportation or disuse. 'A packing-washer, d, of cork or other substance, is generally placed in the top of the cap to make a tight joint against the top of the screw-neckb when the cap is screwed down on the same.

.f is the wire stem of the brush 9, which wire is bent into a. broad loop, f, which overlies the screw-cap on the exterior thereof. Each end of the wire"projects through an oblong hole in the center of the cap, and thence extends down into the interior of the can, as shown in Fig. 1, and on the extremity thereof is fixed a sponge or brush, 9, or other device for distributing or applying the contents of the package. The loop f of the wire f extends diametrically on the screw-cap, as shown, and is of sufficient size or projection to afford a grasp for the hand, and as the wire is soldered firmly along the top of the cover and at the center, where the stem projects through the cap, the wire has hence a powerful grasp on the cap. and thus forms not only the handle of the brush, but also a wrench or lever handle, whereby the cap may be screwed down more tightly than would be possible without it, and, on the other hand, may be employed to open or unscrew the cap with ease by the direct action of the hand, even when the cap is greatly stuck by adhesion, without requiring any tool separate from the package, which are very desirable advantages. the wire stem f may be attached a piece of To the end of sponge in' the ordinary manner, but I prefer for several purposes to attach thereto a bristle brush, as shown at g. The tuftg of bristles is first bound at the top by the cord or wire binding '5, and the tut't is then slipped centrally over the ends of the wire f. The eX- trernities of the wire are then bent out at right angles, as shown at I; k, and caused to protrude from the sides of the tuft, after which the tut't is wound with a second binding, m, which is looped or hitched at intervals in opposite directions around the projecting ends of the wires, as indicated at Figs. 2and I, and the two ends of the twine are finally tied togetherfirinly, which completes the binding. \Vhen thus bound, it will be seen that the bristles will be held firmly in the wire stem and prevented from slipping up or down, or from turning thereon in either direction, the fastening being at once simple, secure, and cheap.

In order to make the binding more secure, the bound part of the bristles and the bindingcord are daubed over with a film ot'g] ue or other cement, which cements the bristles and layers of cord together and solidifies and stiffens the same in a rigid and secure manner, as will be readily appreciated.

Instead of having both ends of the wiref extend into the brush one end only of the wire may so extend, as seen in Fig. 3. the other end terminating below the screw-cap, as illustrated, as this construction will suffice in small packages, and will be cheaper and simpler.

I do not of courselimit myself to any special shape of the loop f, as it may project more or less above the cap or from the sides thereof, and be made in any desired shape without departing from the essence of my improvement.

In this device I consider a sponge the equivalent for a brush, but prefer the brush for most purposes.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a screw capped package provided with a brush or distributing device, the combination, with the brush and the screw-cap, of a wire passed through the screw-cap, scoured to the brush below the cap, and formed into a loop above the cap and soldered thereto, whereby the wire serves both as the handle or stem of the brush and as a wrench-handle for the screw-cap, substantially as herein set forth. I

2. The combination, with screw-cap c, of hooked wire f 7; and brush 9, bound onto said hooked wire, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with screw-cap c, of wire f. having hook it, brush g, placed on said hooked wire, and bindings i at around said brush and hooked wire, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with screw-cap c and brush m, of wire f, secured to brush and cap, having loop f, soldered to cap, and hook is,

bound to brush by binding m, substantially as 

